The government has announced a significant new initiative to further support fundraising initiatives by charities to promote planned giving, involving simplifying the rules governing tax relief on charitable donations.

Nonprofits are a major source of employment: some 100,000 people work in 8,000 nonprofit companies documented in the Irish Nonprofits Database. These companies generate total income of more than €6bn, they have pay costs in the order of €3.5bn and cash assets of €1.7bn. News Release by Irish Nonprofits Knowledge Exchange.

On the two year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, I feel it is important to reflect on the very significant progress that has been achieved in helping people recover from one of the world's worst natural disasters on record, and to address some of the criticism about the efforts of international aid agencies. Tom Arnold CEO of Concern Worldwide US and Concern Worldwide Huffington Post

CHARLIE TAYLOR Ireland has been ranked the most charitable country in Europe and the second most charitable nation in the world, according to a new survey.

By Holly Hall - The Chronicle of Philanthropy Wealthy women are far more likely than rich men to make charitable donations as a way to honor the legacy of someone they care about or to serve as an example to young people, according to new study released Monday by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

By Holly Hall - The Chronicle of Philanthropy Wealthy women are far more likely than rich men to make charitable donations as a way to honor the legacy of someone they care about or to serve as an example to young people, according to new study released Monday by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

More people are giving to charity but the average amount being donated has fallen, according to new figures.

New Arts Index launched to provide an annual health check on the arts measuring everything from financial investment to audience numbers - Posted by Mark Brown Monday 5 December 2011 17.04 GMT guardian.co.uk

The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Charting a Decade of Online Donations By Cody Switzer Only 4 percent of donors had given online in 2001. This year, about 65 percent have given to charity through the Internet.

There is a crisis in the not-for-profit sector. Since the great recession began, donations to the largest charities in the U.S. have dropped by billions — down 11% in 2010 alone. By Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, Harvard Business Review.